Type-writing machine.



No. 807,449. I PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905. J. FELBEL.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1903.

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TiuTTnn sTATns PATENT FFICE JACOB FELBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN ORTO UNION TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATIONOF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed July 15, 1903. Serial No. 165,540.

To all whont 7125 may concern:

Be it known that I, J ACOB FELBEL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in the type-actions offront-strike type-writing machines which comprise pivoted type-bars andmechanism to swing them on their pivots upward and backward 'to theirprinting positions, in which they act on the paper on the front of theplaten and usually on or near the line on which the horizontal planethat contains the axis of the platen cuts the paper, the object of theinvention being to provide such machines with highly-efficienttype-actions composed of simple and easily-assembled parts and havingvarious peculiar and desirable characteristics, which will behereinafter explained.

The invention consists of the various features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter morefully described, and particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like reference-numerals designatelike parts in the different views, Figure 1 is a central verticalsection through the front and back of the frame of a front-striketype-writing machine with mechanism embodying certain parts of theinvention applied thereto and an outline of the platen; Fig. 2, a frontsectional elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the mechanism shown behindthe plane :0 m, Fig. 1, with other type-actions added; Fig. 3, a plan ofthe finger-keys and key-levers and of sublevers and angular levers whichare connected with the key-levers and type-bars and which are includedin the type-actions, and Fig. 4c a plan of several type-bars andsublevers and links connecting the type-bars with the sublevers.

The frame of the machine is composed of the base 1, the posts 2, fast onthe base, and the top plate 3, fast on the posts. In the rear part ofthe base 1 is a bar 4:, which is the fulcrum of the key-levers 5, and onthe key-levers at their front ends are keys 6, in front of which is aspacing-bar 7 Under each keylever near its rear end is a supporting andrestoring spring 8, the key-lever being normally held by the spring incontact with a cushion 9 on the under side of a bar 10, which extendsfrom side to side of the frame. Guides 11 are fixed in the frame alittle in front of the vertical plane containing the axis of the platen12, the guides being attached to the sides of the base 1. A type-barsegment 18 is mounted between these guides, there being brackets orguides 14 on the ends of the segment proper, and in grooves in theseguides 11 and 14: are antifriction-balls 15. These parts are so adjustedthat the segment is easily movable up and down, but cannot swervelaterally in the guides. The segment 13 contains a series of radialgrooves or slots 16, cut in the front portion of the segment, the numberof these slots being equal to the number of typebars, and within agroove crossing the slots 16 at right angles and extending from end toend of the segment is a curved pivot-rod 17. Type-bars 18 are pivoted inthe slots 16 on the rod 17, there being a type-bar in each of the slots16. On the-pivoted end of each typebar is a short arm 19, in which is ahole forming a bearing for a pin affixed to an actuating-link. When thetype-bars are in their normal positions, they extend forward from thesegment 13 and rest near their front ends on the segment 20, which issecured to the segment 13 by bars 21 and provided with a pad 22, of softmaterial-such, for example, as felt.

At a suitable distance in front of a vertical plane containing thepivotal axes of the type- -bars is fixed a support, to which are securedthe sublevers, from which links extend to the type-bars. This support iscomposed of the curved central portion 28, whose upper face is concaveand whose lower face is convex, and of the arms 2 1, formed on thecurved portion 23. The arms rest on posts 25, to which they are fastenedby screws 26 passing through the arms into the tops of the posts. Theseposts are affixed to the sides of the base 1 of the frame. In theconcave face of the portion 23 of the support described are parallelslots, in which are fixed hangers 27, which project in front of thesupport and whose lateral faces are vertical, These hangers lit snuglyin the slots in the support and are secured therein by a band 28,fastened to tical planes, and consequently the sublevers are parallel toone another, and they are so arranged that the upper end of eachsublever is directly in front of a short arm 19 of one of the type-bars.The pivotal axes 31 of the sublevers are in a single Vertical plane; buttheir elevations increase progressively from the middle to the sidesof'the system, and the arms of each sublever are equal to one another inlength and symmetrical and equal in length to the arms of each othersublever of the system. The width of the system of sublevers or thedistance across the system on a horizontal line is substantially equalto the width of the set of type-bars. Important advantages are derivedfrom the peculiarities in the system of sublevers described, since allthe sublevers of the system can be formed with a single set of dies, andthey are interchangeable and each is reversible, so in assembling thelevers it is not necessary to exercise care in securing any lever to aparticular hanger or in making either end of the lever its upper orlower end. These sublevers extend above and below their pivotal axes 31,and their upper ends are connected with the arms 19 of the type-bars bylinks 32, these links, with the exception of those at the middle of theseries, being twisted between their ends, as shown in Fig. 4, tofacilitate their connection with the type-bars and sublevers. Eachsublever is movable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantiallyhorizontal. When the sublevers are in their normal positions, theirupper ends are behind and their lower ends in front of the verticalplane which contains their pivotal axes, the sublevers being preferablyso arranged that when they are operated to actuate the type-bars theends of each lever move from side to side of this vertical plane andthrough equal distances on each side of the plane. The arms of eachsublever preferably extend. from its pivotal axis in diametricallyopposite directions; but obviously sublevers differing to a considerableextent in form, as well as in arrangement, from the sublevers 30 mightbe substituted for these levers without avoiding the spirit of theinvention.

Behind and below the support on which the sublevers 30 are mounted isanother similar support composed'of a concavo-convex portion 33 andlaterally-extending arms 34. The arms of this support rest on postsattachedto the base 1 of the frame behind the posts 25 and are securedon the posts by screws passsprings 8.

ing through the arms in to the posts, the screws 35 being shown indotted lines in Fig. 2. In the concavo-convex portion 33 of this supportare fixed hangers 36, similar to the hangers 27, above described. Thehangers 36 are held in vertical slots cut in the support and are securedtherein by a hand 37 attached by screws 38 to the support and bearing onthe upper edges of the hangers. To these hangers, which extend behindthe support, are pivoted angular levers 39, the hangers being soarranged that there is an angular lever directly over each key-lever.The hangers 27 and 36 are both adjustable fore and aft of the machine inorder that the parts may be assembled with precision. The width of theset of angular levers is consequently equal to that of the set ofkey-levers, which is greater than the width of the system of subleversand of the set of type-bars. The axes of the pivots 40, by which theangular levers are secured to the hangers 36, are all in a singlevertical plane; but their elevations increase progressively from-themiddle to the sides-of the set of angular levers. All the angular leversof the set are alike and they are arranged parallel to one another, theend of the longer arm 41 of each angular lever being at the same orabout the same level as is the lower end of the corresponding sublever.The longer arm 41 and shorter arm 42 of each of the angular levers areinclined forward and upward, respectively, from the vertical andhorizontal planes that contain the pivotal axis of the lever when thelever is in its normal position. The longer arms 41 are connected withthe lower arms of the sublevers 30 by links 43, and the shorter arms 42are connected with the key-levers by links 44. The links 43. which arenearly horizontal, diverge from one another, as shown in Fig. 3, fromtheir front to their rear ends,:or from the system of sublevers 30 tothe Wider set of angular levers 39. The links 44 are substantiallyvertical and increase progressively in length from the middle to thesides of the series, as appears in Fig. 2.

The segment 13, on which are mounted the type-bars, is movablevertically to enable upper-case as well as lower-case printing to bedone. The upward movement of the segment is produced by means ofshift-levers 45, similar to the key-levers, lifting-levers 46, and links47. The shift-levers hear at their rear ends against the fulcrum 4 andare normally held against the cushion 9 by springs like the At theirfront ends, which are at the sides of the keyboard. of the machine, theyare provided with keys or finger-pieces similar to those of thekey-levers 5. The

lifting-levers 46 are fast on a shaft 48, which is mounted onscrew-pivots 49, secured in bosses 50, formed on the base 1 of theframe, and on the front arms of the levers 46 are studs 51, with whichthe shift-levers 45 make IIC contact. The links 47 are pivoted at theirlower ends to the rear arms of the levers 46 and at their upper ends tothe brackets 14 of the segment 13 by pivots 52 and 53, respectively.When the finger-key of a shift-lever is depressed to the full extent ofits movement, the shaft 48 is rocked by the action of the shift-lever onthe front arm of one of the levers 46, and the rear arms of the levers46, acting through the links 47 on the segment 13, raise the segment andtype-bars t0 the elevated position required for uppercase printing, thelinks 32 vibrating on their pivotal connections with the sublevers 30.The segment and type-bars descend by gravity to the lower-case positionand by their action on the links 47 levers 46, and shaft 48 restorethese parts to their normal positions.

In the operation of the type-actions above described only slight lateralor twisting strains are developed, even in the type-actions which arenext to or near the sides of the system, while elsewhere in the systemeither no such strains are developed or any that are developed are toolight to even noticeably affect the operation of the mechanism. Atype-bar is actuated with the depression of its finger key by thedownward action of the key-lever on the link 44 and of this link on theangular lever 39, the backward pull of the angular lever on the link 43and of this link on the lower arm of the sublever 30, and the forwardpull of the upper arm of the sublever on the link 32 and of this link onthe arm 19 of the type-bar. The type-bar and other parts of thetype-action are restored to their normal positions by the action ofgravity on the type-bar and of the restoring-spring 8, exerting anupward pressure on the key-lever.

For the angular levers 39 it would be practicable to substitute otherlevers or devices properly formed and arranged and connected with thekey-levers and sublevers to render them operative in imparting therequired movements to the sublevers. In view of this the invention isnot restricted to mechanism embodying the particular angular leverswhich are shown herein. It is to be observed, further, that themechanism claimed might be applied to a machine comprising means forshifting the platen to provide for upper-case printing instead of theabove-described segment-shifting mechanism or a machine having only onetype on a bar and no shift at all. Also various other changes besidesthose indicated may be made in the mechanism above described withoutavoiding the spirit of the invention. For example, the key-levers may beof some other type, and the type-bars may have individual pivots andhangers instead of being mounted on the fulcrum-wire 17 common to all ofthe type-bars.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of leverseach having arms of equal length and movable at its ends on arcs whosechords are substantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of saidlevers on one side of their pivotal axes with the type-bars, and meansconnecting the other ends of said levers with the key-actuated devices.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of leverseach having arms of equal length and movable at its ends on arcs whosechords are substantially horizontal, links pivoted to the ends of saidlevers on one side of their pivotal axes and to the type-bars, and meansconnecting the other ends of said levers with the key-actuated devices.

3. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of leverseach having arms of equal length and movable at its ends on arcs Whosechords are substantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of saidlevers on one side of their pivotal axes with the typebars, and linkspivoted to the other ends of said levers and to the key-actuateddevices.

4. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars,

a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers each having arms ofequal length and movable at its ends on arcs whose chords aresubstantially horizontal, links pivoted to the ends of said levers onone side of their pivotal axes and to the type-bars, and links pivotedto the other ends of said levers and to the keyactuated devices.

5. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers eachhaving arms of equal length and movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare substantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of saidsublevers on one side of their pivotal axes with the type-bars, andmeans connecting the other ends of said sublevers with the keylevers.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers eachhaving arms of equal length and movable at it's ends on arcs whosechords are substantially horizontal, links pivoted to the ends of saidsublevers on one side of their pivotal axes and to the type-bars, andmeans connecting the other ends of said sublevers with the key-levers.

7. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers eachhaving arms of equal length and movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare substantially horizontal, means connecting the ends means connectingthe ends of said levers on one side of their pivotal axes with thetypebars, and means connecting the other ends of said levers with thekey-actuated devices.

9. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of leverseach having arms equal to one another and to those of each other leverof the system ,in length, and movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare substantially horizontal, links pivoted to the ends of said leverson one side of their pivotal axes and to the type-bars, and meansconnecting the other ends of said levers with the key-actuated devices.

10. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted typebars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers eachhaving arms equal to one another and to those of each other lever of thesystem in length, and movable at its ends on arcs whose chords aresubstantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of said levers onone side of their pivotal axes with the typebars, and links pivoted tothe other ends of said levers and to the key-actuated devices.

11. In atype-writing machine,the com bination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-lev ers, a system of sublevers eachhaving arms equal to one another and to those of each other sublever ofthe system in length, and movable at its ends on arcs Whose chords aresubstantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of said sublevers onone side of their pivotal axes with the type-bars, and means connectingthe other ends of said sublevers with the key-levers.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers eachhaving arms equal to one another and to those of each other sublever ofthe system in length, and movable at its ends on arcs whose chords aresubstantially horizontal, means connecting the ends of said sublevers onone side of their pivotal axis with the type-bars, and links pivoted tothe other ends of said sublevers ends on arcs whose chords aresubstantially horizontal, means connecting the upper arms of said leverswith the type-bars, and means connecting their lower arms with thekeyactuated devices.

14:. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers supportedin front of a vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars'near theirpivotal axes, each of the sublevers being movable at its ends on arcswhose chords are substantially horizontal, means connecting the upperarms of the sublevers with the type-bars, and means connecting theirlower arms with the key-levers.

15. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers supportedin front of a vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near theirpivotal axes, each of the sublevers being movable at its ends on arcswhose chords are substantially horizontal, links pivoted to the upperarms of the sublevers and to the type-bars, and links pivoted to thelower arms of the sublevers and operatively connected with thekey-levers.

16. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars,

a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers supported in front ofa vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes,each of said levers having upper and lower arms and being movable at itsends from side to side of a vertical plane containing its pivotal axis,means connecting the upper arms of said levers with the type-bars, andmeans connecting their lower arms with the key-actuated devices.

17. In a ty pe-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers supportedin front of avertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near theirpivotal axes, each of said sublevers having upper and lower arms andbeing movable at its ends from side to side of a vertical planecontaining its pivotal axis, means connecting the upper arms of thesublevers with the type-bars, and means connecting their lower arms withthe key-levers.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers atits ends on arcs whose chords are substantially horizontal and saidpivots being at elevations progressively increasing from the middle tothe sides of the system, means connecting the upper arms of said leverswith the type-bars, and means connecting the lower arms of said leverswith the key-actuated devices. a

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers at itsends on arcs whose chords aresubstantially horizontal and said pivotsbeing at elevations progressively increasing from the middle to thesides of the system, means connecting the upper arms of said subleverswith the typebars, and means connecting the lower arms of said subleverswith the key-levers.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers havingtheir pivotal axes at elevations progressively increasing from themiddle to the sides of the system, each of said sublevers being movableat its ends on arcs whose chords are substantially horizontal, linkspivoted to the upper arms of said sublevers and to the typebars, andmeans connecting the lower arms of said sublevers with the key-levers.

21. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers havingtheir pivotal axes at elevations progressively increasing from themiddle to the sides of the system, each sublever of the system beingmovable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantially horizontaland having its arms equal to one another and to those of each othersublever of the system in length, means connecting the upper arms ofsaid sublever with the type-bars, and means connecting the lower arms ofsaid sublevers with the key-levers.

22. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars,

a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers supported in front ofa vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes,said levers having their pivotal axes at elevations progressivelyincreasing from the middle to the sides of the system and each of saidlevers being movable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantiallyhorizontal, means connecting the upper arms of said levers with thetype-bars, and means connecting the lower arms of said levers with thekeyactuated devices.

23. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers supportedin front of a vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near theirpivotal axes, said sublevers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system andeach of said sublevers being movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare substantially horizontal, means connecting the upper arms of thesublevers with the type-bars, and means connecting the lower arms of thesublevers with the key-levers.

2 L. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers supportedin front of a vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near theirpivotal axes, said sublevers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system, andeach of said sublevers being movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare substantially horizontal, links pivoted tothe upper arms of thesublevers and to the type-bars, and links pivoted to the lower arms ofthe sublevers and operatively connected with the key-levers.

25. In a type-writing machine, the combina tion of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers,each movable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantiallyhorizontal, means connecting said levers with the type-bars, and meansconnecting said levers with the key-actuated devices, all the levers ofsaid system being interchangeable with one another.

26. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers, eachmovable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantially horizontal,means connecting the sublevers with the type-bars, and means connectingthe sublevers with the key-levers, all the sublevers of said systembeing interchangeable with one another.

27. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers,each movable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantiallyhorizontal, means connecting said levers with the type-bars, and meansconnecting said levers with the key-actuated devices, each lever of saidsystem being normally operative in a reversed position.

28. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-actuated devices, a system of levers,each movable at its ends on arcs whose chords are substantiallyhorizontal, means connecting said levers with the type-bars, and meansconnecting said levers with the key-actuated devices, all the levers ofsaid system being interchangeable with one another and each leverthereof being normally operative in a reversed position.

29. Inatype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of keyactuated devices, a system of straightlevers each having symmetrical arms and being movable at its ends onarcs whose chords are substantially horizontal, means connecting theends of said levers on one side of their axes with the type-bars, andmeans connecting the other ends of said levers with the key-actuateddevices.

30. Inatype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers, a system of sublevers eachhaving symmetrical arms and being movable at its ends on arcs whosechords are substantially horizontal, links pivoted to the ends of thesublevers on one side of their axes and to the type-bars, and linkspivoted to the other ends of the sublevers and operatively connectedwith the key-levers.

31. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a lever supported in front of a vertical planecutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said lever having upper and lower arms,a key-actuated device behind the vertical plane containing the axis ofsaid lever, means connecting the upper arm of said lever with thetype-bar, and means extending backward from the lower arm of said leverand connecting it with the key-actuated device.

32. In aty pe-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, a keylever, means connecting the upper arm of said sublever withthe type-bar, and means attached to and extending backward from thelower arm of said sublever and operatively connected with the key-lever.

33. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, a key- .lever, a link extending backward from the upper arm ofsaid sublever and connecting it with the type-bar, and another linkattached to and extending backward from the lower arm of said subleverand operatively connected with the key-lever.

34. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtypesbar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said su blever having upper and lowerarms, a keyactuated angular lever supported behind the Vertical planecontaining the axis of said sublever, means connecting the upper arm ofsaid sublever with the type-bar, and means extending backward from thelower arm of said sublever and connecting it with the angular lever.

35. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, a keyactuated angular leversupported behind the vertical planecontaining the axis of said sublever, a link extending backward from theupper arm of said sublever and connecting it with the type-bar, andanother link extending backward from the lower arm of said sublever andconnecting it with the angular lever.

36. Inatype-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, an angular lever supported behind a vertical plane containing theaxis of said sublever, a key-lever, and devices forming with saidsublever and angular lever operative connections between the key-leverand type-bar.

37. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, an angular lever supported behind a vertical plane containing theaxis of said sublever, a key-lever, and links connecting said leverswith one another and with the type-bar.

38. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel levers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel key-actuated devices, wider thansaid system of levers, means connecting said levers with the typebars,and means connecting said levers with the key-actuated devices.

39. Inatype-writingmachine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars,-a set of parallel keylevers, wider than the system ofsublevers, means connecting the sublevers with the typebars, and meansconnecting the sublevers with the key-levers.

40. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel keylevers, wider than the system ofsublevers,

links pivoted to the sublevers and to the typebars, and other linkspivoted to the sublevers and operatively connected with the key-levers.

41. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, asystem of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel keyactuated angular levers, widerthan the system of sublevers, means connecting said sublevers with thetype-bars, and means connecting said sublevers with the angular levers.

42. Inatype-writingmachine, thecombination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel keyactuated angular levers, widerthan the system of sublevers, links pivoted to said sublevers and to thetype-bars, and links pivoted to said sublevers and to said angularlevers. 43. In atype-writing machine, thecombination of a set offront-strike pivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in frontof a vertical plane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotalaxes, said system being equal in width to the set of type-bars, a set ofparallel key-actuated angular levers behind the sublevers, said set ofangular levers being wider than said system of sublevers, meansconnecting said sublevers with the type-bars, and means connecting saidsublevers with said an gular levers.

44. In a type-writingmachine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing equal in width to the set of type-bars, a set of parallelkey-actuated angular levers behind the sublevers, said set of angularlevers being wider than said system of sublevers, links pivoted to saidsublevers and to the type-bars, and other links pivoted to saidsublevers and to said angular levers.

45. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of levers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of thesystem, said levers extending above their pivotal axes, connectionsextending from said levers above their pivotal axes to the type-bars,and keyactuated means operative to move the upper ends of said levers insubstantially horizontal directions from their normal positions and awayfrom a vertical plane cutting the typebars near their pivotal axes, saidmeans including a set of pivoted devices having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of saidset of devices, and connections extending from said devices to saidlevers.

46. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, asystem of levers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of thesystem, each of said levers being movable at its ends on arcs whosechords are more nearly horizontal than vertical, a set of pivotedkey-actuated devices having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of said set ofdevices, means connecting said levers with the type-bars, and meansconnecting said levers with said key-actuated devices.

L7. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of sublevers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of thesystem, a set of keyactuated angular levers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of saidset of angular levers, means connecting said sublevers with thetype-bars, and means connecting said sublevers with said angular levers.

48. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars,

asystem of sublevers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system, asystem of key-actuated angular levers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of saidsystem, links pivoted to said sublevers and to the type-bars, and linkspivoted to said sublevers and to said angular levers.

49. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel levers,equal in width to the setof type-bars, said levers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system, aset of pivoted and parallel key-actuated devices, wider than said systemof levers, said devices having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of said set ofdevices, means connecting said levers with the type-bars, and meansconnecting said levers with said key-actuated devices.

50. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, said sublevers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system, aset of parallel key-actuated angular levers, wider than said system ofsublevers, said angular levers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of said set ofangular levers, means connecting said sublevers with the type-bars, andmeans connecting said sublevers with said angular levers.

51. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, said sublevers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the system, asystem of parallel keyactuated angular levers, wider than said system ofsublevers, said angular levers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of said system,links pivoted to said sublevers and to the type-bars, and other linkspivoted to said sublevers and to said angular levers.

' 52. Inatype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel keylevers, wider than the system ofsublevers, a third set of parallel levers, equal in width to the set ofkey-levers, connections between the type-bars and sublevers, connectionsbetween the key-levers and the levers of said third set, and connectionsbetween the last-mentioned levers and the sublevers.

53. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in width to theset of type-bars, a set of parallel keylevers, wider than the system ofsublevers, a set of parallel angular levers, equal in width to the setof key-levers, connections between the type-bars and sublevers,connections between the key-levers and angular levers, and connectionsbetween the angular levers and sublevers.

54:. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing equal in width to the set of type-bars, a set of parallelkey-levers, wider than the system of sublevers, a third set of parallellevers above the key-levers and behind the sublevers, said third set oflevers being equal in width to the set of key-levers, connectionsbetween the type-bars and sublevers, connections between the keyleversand the levers of said third set, and connections between thelast-mentioned levers and the sublevers.

55. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing'equal in width to the set of type-bars, a set of parallelkey-levers, wider than the system of sublevers, a set of parallelangular levers above the key-levers and behind the sublevers, said setof angular levers being equal in width to the set of key-levers,connections between the type-bars and sublevers, connections between thekey-levers and angular levers, and connections between the angularlevers and sublevers.

56. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers, equal in Width to theset oftype-bars, the sublevers, of said system having their pivotal axesat elevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides ofthe system, a set of parallel keylevers, wider than the system ofsublevers, a third set of parallel levers, equal in width to the set ofkey-levers, the levers of said third set having their pivotal axes atelevations progressively increasing from the middle to the sides of theset, connections between the type-bars and sublevers, connectionsbetween the key-levers and the levers of said third set, and connectionsbetween the last-mentioned levers and the sublevers.

57. In atype-Writingmachine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing equal in width to the set of type-bars, and the sublevers of saidsystem having their pivotal axes at elevations progressively increasingfrom the middle to the sides of the system, a set of parallelkey-levers, wider than the system of sublevers, a third set of parallellevers above the key-levers and behind the sublevers, said third set oflevers being equal in Width to the set of key-levers, and the levers ofsaid third set having their pivotal axes at elevations progress ivelyincreasing from the middle to the sides of the set, connections betweenthe type-bars and sublevers, connections between the keylevers and thelevers of said third set, and connections between the last-mentionedlevers and the sublevers.

58. In a type-writing machine, the com bination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing equal in width to the set of type-bars, and the sublevers of saidsystem having their pivotal axes at elevations progressively increasingfrom the middle to the sides of the system, a set of parallelkey-levers, Wider than the system of sublevers, a set of parallelangular levers above the key-levers and behind the sublevers, said setof angular levers being equal in width to the set of key -levers, andsaid angular levers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the middle to the sides of the set,connections between the type-bars and sublevers, connections between thekey-levers and angularlevers, andvconnections between the angular leversand sublevers.

59. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a system of parallel sublevers in front of a verticalplane cutting the set of type-bars near their pivotal axes, said systembeing equal in width to the set of type-bars, and the sublevers of saidsystem having their pivotal axes at elevations progressively increasingfrom the middle to the sides of the system, a set of parallelkey-levers, wider than the system of sublevers, a set of parallelangular levers above the key-levers and behind the sublevers, said setof angular levers being equal in Width to the set of key-levers, andsaid angular levers having their pivotal axes at elevationsprogressively increasing from the'middle to the sides of the set,parallel connections between the type-bars and sublevers, connections ofgradually-increasing length from the center outward between thekey-levers and angular levers, and links pivoted at their rear ends tothe angular levers and at their front ends to the sublevers, the saidlinks being more and more obliquely arranged from the middle of thesystem toward the sides thereof.

60. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a front-strike pivotedtype-bar, a sublever supported in front of a vertical plane cutting thetype-bar near its pivotal axis, said sublever having upper and lowerarms, a keyactuated angular lever supported behind the vertical planecontaining the axisof said sublever, a key-lever, a link extendingbackward from the upper arm of said sublever and connecting it with thetype-bar, another link extending backward from the lower arm of saidsublever and connecting it with the angular lever, and another linkextending downward from the angular lever and connecting it with thekey-lever.

61. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a set of front-strikepivoted type-bars, a set of key-levers wider than the set of typebars, asystem of sublevers having their pivotal axes atelevations progressivelyincreasing from the middle to the sides of the system,

each of said sublevers being movable at its ends on arcs whose chordsare more nearly horizontal than vertical, and said system of subleversat the top being substantially equal in width to the set of type-bars,links pivoted to the upper arms of said sublevers and to the type-bars,and means connecting the lower arms of said sublevers with thekey-levers.

Signed in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York and I0 State of New York, this 14th day of July,

JACOB FELBEL.

Witnesses:

K. V. DONOVAN, M. F. HANNWEBER.

